The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-04-07
was placed to the credit OF the conscience

was placed to the credit OF the conscience
fund.
Secretary Whitney is considering the
plans submitted by the board appointed to
ascertain the amount OF plant required to
equip the Washington navy yard as an
ordnance foundry. 1t is probable that
the plans decided upon will be made public
i'll a short time.
The president appointed Constantine V.
Gallagher postmaster at Omaha, vice c.
h. Conant, removed.
Pngree Il Smiths shoe factory in De-
troit, the largest one in Michigan. was de-
stroyed by fire. Loss, 5000, 900.
Marino Leyba, a notorious outlaw and
desperate and leader Of u gang who ter
rorized Central New Mexico for six months,
lope Springs, Colorado. Joaquin Montera
and Carlos Jaconie were deputized by
| Sheriff Chavenz to make the arrest. and
met Leyba on the mountain trail. When
| ordered to surrender, all three fired their
revolvers. Montera got bnllet through
| his hat. and Leyba fell dead at his feet
shot through the head
Authentic information has been received
from st. Petersburg that a fresh attempt
| was made upon the cars life at the
Gatchina palace. The car was not in
jured
sensation occurred in the Park theater
in Brooklyn, during the performance OF
Sol Smith Russell, in the comedy PA"
| During the performance a man unknown
| to the company forced his way on the stage
and proceeded to dance a hornpipe 1t
took several stage hands to eject him.
| William Sims. secretary OF the state
board OF agriculture of Kansas, writes
THE estimated area sown to wheat is 30
per cent. less than last year; 10 per cent
| of this has been winter killed." Gilbert Il.
Osmun. secretary OF the state board OF
agriculture of Michigan, writes: The
wea ther has continued very unfavorable
for wheat. and it is hardly possible that
the plant has escaped serious injury
Writ Butler, a prominent farmer and son
| OF ex-State Treasurer Butler, shot and
killed Thomas Reed, a man in his employ,
near Springfield, Ill., Butler says he acted
| in self-defense.
Gen. Post has come out ahead in the
contested congressional election case at
| Galesburg, III. Worthington is his demo-
cratic opponent.
| Further accounts are received OF the ter
rible effects OF the drouth in Texas. The
cattle interest suffers more than any other.
General Reynolds Of Alabama, like ex-
Lieut.. Gov. Reynolds OF Missouri, was
killed by falling down an elevator we'll.
The men resembled each other closely.
The former Reynolds, however, was not
| a suicide.
Capt. Jack Lawson Of Paducah, KY. in.
| sists that he was the first man to run a
locomotive in America. He ran the first
engine on the Baltimore & Susquehanna
railroad in 1880.
The sign ITO Let" hangs on the wall OF
the BROOKLYN residence Of the late Henry
Ward Beecher.
r. I. Bush OF Brooklyn, owner OF the
Coronet, says he will sell her for $3.50,
| 900.
| The congress OF churches and Christians
commenced its session in Chicago, its OBJ
| iect being the inauguration OF a movement
to crush out secret societies. About three
hundred delegates, mostly men, were pres
ent from several states.
Near Beulah, Miss, w. L. Lane member
OF the legislature, shot Charles Yaman
several times, from the effects OF which he
died several hours later. Cause domestic
| trouble.
Mayor Hewitt created sensation in
New York by declaring that unless the po-
lice OF the city aided him in suppressing
the dives he would resign at once.
The Connecticut senate, by a vote Of 20
to 3, passed the ten-hour law for women
and children already passed by the house.
1t is the same as the Massachusetts law.
An amendment excepting mercantile es-
Establishments was rejected-13 to 5.
Messrs Cooley Morrison, Shoemaker
and Walker, OF the interstate commerce
commission, called at the White House
and paid their respects to the president
Commissioners Bragg did not arrive in the
I, but lal a
the White House shortly afterwards, and
then Joined his associates at Wizards ho-
tel, where an informal gathering took
place to enable the members to become
better acquainted with one another. At
3 q clock the commissioners met in the in
terror department.. where their commits
sions were handed to them and the pre-
scribed oath Of office was administered
On motion of Col. Morrison, Judge Cooley
was selected as chairman OF the commits
sion. This action was unanimous and waf
taken without discussion.
Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan has returned to
Washington from the West. Whilo absent
he selected a site for the new military
post, choosing tract OF land seven mile.
out of Denver
r. N. Marble, the democratic register,
and Z. G.. Swanstrom, the republican re.
ceiver OF the Duluth land office, resigned a
few days ago and their resigna tions were
accepted to take effect upon the appoint
ment OF their successors.
Gen. E. F. Beale has been very sick al
his residence in Washington.
Postmaster Clepper, OF Boscobel, Wis.
was arrested by the United States marsha
on charge of misappr opriating S4O0
funds OF the government. In default o
bonds for his appearance in court, he wal
taken to Madison to await his trial.
The government debt statement shows 6
decrease of S12, ,OO2, 361 for March.
The Northern Pacific has issued a circu
: lar to its Montana agents instructing then
} hereafter to receive shipments OF hides
skins or furs of wild animals to be taker
out OF the state, which has not been al
lowed for about two years.
The Wisconsin state board OF charities
and reform has filed report OF its investi
cation OF the charges OF carelessness, indo
lence, ETC., against Supt. Hare. OF the Mil
waukee insane asylum, with the governor
The board finds that none OF the charges
were sustained by evidence, but recon
mends that the governor make sucf
changes in the board OF trustees as vii
render it harmonious.
The new board of railroad commission
ers OF Dakota met at Fargo and electee
Capt. Griggs as chairman. Fargo will b
the temporary headquarters OF the board
Bradstreet's publishes a long table o
, bank clearings for March. The grand to
/ tai for the United States in March, 1887
is 81, 342, ,513, 345; March, 1886, $4,1s1.
355, 1876; total for three months OF 1887 1887
$12,461, ,S48, ,O7O; three months OF 1886
$12. .1s5, 62O,3s9.
The Milwaukee & St. Paul has issued (
tariff on wood, stone and brick, and also I
local tariff between stations in Wisconsin
On wood there is practically no change
. but on stone and brick the tariff is consid
erably less than the old one. The Wiscon
. sin local tariff is about the same as tn
one formerly used.
The late Lord Iddesleigh's personal es
tate is valued at $115, 900.
/ Prince Leopold Of Prussia will visit thi
J country during the summer.
: The Gladstone Liberals will meet tn
government motion for q second reading 9
: the coercion bill with a hostile amend
ment.